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Dwele: Marrying R&B, Jazz and Hip Hop
What happens when you blend R&B, jazz and hip hop to create one sound? One word: Dwele. Born Andwele Gardner, the Detroit native uses his old-school roots to create masterpieces ladies swoon over and gentlemen can jam to.
How Sweet the Sound 2010: The Message in the Music
Paving Her Own Way: TV Personality Carma Dee
Entertainment enthusiast Carma Dee is only 25, but she’s accomplished more than the average person her age. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. and raised in Camden, N.J., Dee is ready to stake her claim as a force to be reckoned with.
One on One With "Top Model" Ebony Morgan
Ebony Morgan is just an “average” nursing student at Florida A&M University. She wakes up, goes to class and does homework. Even though she describes her life as “average,” other people may feel as though she’s anything but that, especially following her appearance on cycle nine of America’s Next Top Model.
Brandon Avery Smith Bringing You Kingdom Tones
Brandon Avery Smith is the creator of what he calls Kingdom Tones. Only 21 years old, Smith is a very confident up-and-coming musician who hopes that his music will impact the world for the better. He has opened for renowned gospel artists like Fred Hammond, Vicki Winans, Tina Campbell (from Mary Mary) and Michelle Williams, and was on the Jesus Rock tour with Tye Tribbett and 21:03.
Bitch IS the New Black with Journalist and Author Helena Andrews
It’s not often I find a book that reads as my subconscious. In Bitch is the New Black, author Helena Andrews depicts her life in a 16-chapter memoir, one that reveals the good, bad and the ugly truth about her experiences as a young black woman.
Musical Legacies Give New Music a Voice
Entrepreneur sisters Vanessa and Angela Simmons and brothers Antonio, Jr. and Aaron Reid continue their family legacies in the music industry with an innovative way to expose more talent that falls behind the musical radar.
Kierra Sheard Is Living a Bold Right Life
Coming from one of the most prolific, recognizable and legendary gospel families, Kierra Sheard is becoming a trailblazer in her own right. Not only is she the new generation Sheard tearing up the music charts, but she’s taking her musical ministry and using it to uplift the lives of today’s youth. “The enemy is really after today’s generation,” Sheard said.